This campaign platform for housing in London has ideas that could work anywhere There are huge upfront carbon emissions from building new housing; a better approach is to be smarter about what we have. By Lloyd Alter in Environmental Policy November 13, 2019
Particulate Matter levels in London Underground are 18 times as high as the air outside And the air outside in urban London is pretty awful. By Lloyd Alter in Public Transportation November 5, 2019
2050 is too late to start thinking about embodied carbon A conference on sustainable construction in the Can of Ham is in denial about upfront carbon emissions By Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture October 31, 2019
The Green House on Cambridge Heath adds mass timber addition to rehab of existing building Waugh Thistleton Architects demonstrate how we should be building for a low carbon future. By Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture September 26, 2019
Two very different visions of how cars fit in the city of the future In London: get rid of cars. In New York: get rid of people. By Lloyd Alter in Urban Design August 2, 2019
Why are London's house sparrows disappearing? If you guessed that climate-crisis-fueled, disease-carrying mosquitoes are wiping them out, you may be correct. By Melissa Breyer in Animals July 17, 2019
Mayor of London kills the Tulip We can't keep building useless things like this. By Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture July 16, 2019
Proper separated bike lanes are better for everyone This is how you get people out of cars and build better cities. So what's stopping them? By Lloyd Alter in Bikes June 14, 2019
Buy the Dusky Parakeet, an (almost) tiny house that floats Currently moored in London's St. Katharine Docks, this lovely modern houseboat is on the market for £290,000. By Melissa Breyer in Tiny Houses May 14, 2019
Sneak peak: Britain's cute new baby! Move over royal baby, there's an infant two-toed sloth in town. By Melissa Breyer in Animals May 13, 2019
"Direct Vision" requirement approved for London Trucks New trucks will all have much greater visibility for the drivers, saving lives of people who walk and cycle. By Lloyd Alter in Sustainable Product Design May 7, 2019
Ice cream trucks to be banned in central London Concerns over air pollution have led city officials to crack down on these controversial vehicles. By Katherine Martinko in Culture May 1, 2019
E-Cargo bike from EAV could replace vans for deliveries The electric quadracycle is clad in a composite made from hemp and cashews. By Lloyd Alter in Bikes April 12, 2019
Shellworks creates sustainable packaging with seafood shells (Video) This alternative to single-use plastics uses a range of custom-designed machines to create a recyclable and compostable bioplastic, sourced from discarded crustacean shells. By Kimberley Mok in Sustainable Product Design March 20, 2019
Climate change protestors ask fashion industry to "stop business as usual" London Fashion Week was disrupted by protesters who want the industry to declare a climate emergency. By Katherine Martinko in Sustainable Fashion February 18, 2019
Garden Bridge fiasco wasted £53m An object lesson in how not to do city-building. By Lloyd Alter in Green Architecture February 13, 2019
Polluted air is sending British kids to the ER A child experiencing an asthma attack is admitted to the hospital every 20 minutes. By Katherine Martinko in Health February 5, 2019
Designers used bacteria to make these textiles This experiment may kickstart a new age of microorganism technology. By Kimberley Mok in Sustainable Product Design February 4, 2019